Snubber hook and quick-fastener link



1,633,512 'June 21' 1927' D. M. BATEsoN SNUBBER HOOK AND QICK FASTENER LINK Filed Jan. 2,1. 1926 M' f fw Patented June 21, 1927.

DONALD M. BATESON, OF MARSHALLTWN,f IOWA.

SNUBBER 1100K ANDy QUICK-FASTENER LINK.

Application filed January 21, 1926. Serial No. 82,743.

rlhe object of my invention is to provide a snubber hook fastener and quick attachment link i'or noneskidA chains of simple, durable and inexpensive construction.

More particularly, it is my purpose to provide a device of the kind under consideration having members formed of bent wire to provide at one end of each member a loop slidably mounted on the other member and at the other end of each of said members a hook, said members-having a spring mounted on their intermediate portions;

Another purpose of my invention is to provide a device as described in which said spring forms the closure member ior the open hook at one end of one of the members.

Still a further object of my invention is to providev such a device having a quick attachment link of novel structure by which my device ,can be quickly and easily assembled on a non-skid tire chain without spreading across chain.

An additional purpose of my invent-ion is to provide on the slidably connected members a simple and inexpensive stop washer, which can be readily and easily manipulated for moving it to position for holding the de vice extended, and which will readily and automatically release upon a slight further extension of thev device. i

l/Vith these and other objects in view, my invention consists in the construction, arrangement 'and combination of the Vvarious parts of my snubber hook and quick fastener link, whereby the objects contemplated are attained, as hereinafter more fully set forth, pointed out in my claims,and illustrated in the accompanying drawings,in which:

Figure 1 shows a side elevation of a snubber hookand quick fastener link embodying my invention.

Figure 2 is a detail, sectional view taken on the line 242 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a similar view taken on the line 3 3 of Figure 1.

Figure 4 is a perspective view of one o1' the link members.

' Figure 5 is a perspective view of another of said members. f f

Figure 6 is a perspective view of the stop washer forming a part ofl my device.

Figure 7 is a perspective view of the quick attachment link for fastening my device to a non-skid chain; and

Figure 8 is a side elevation of the portion ot a Wheel and pneumatic tire thereon having a non-skid chainmounted on vthe vtire provided with' my improved snubber hook and quick fastener device. f

My improved device comprises a pair of wire members'.y These are illustrated in side elevation inFigure 4 and 'are indicated generally there by the reference cli'aractersA and B. Y Y i Each of the members A and B consists of a stout wire bent to form two parallel members lindicated in the accompanying 'drawings in the case oit the member A-.bythe reference Ycharacters 10 and 11 and in the case of the member B by the reference fcharacters 12 and 13. c

At one end of the member A is s'ecuredan oti'setloop 14 adapted to slidably receive the membersv12 and '13. A

At theopposite end of the member :'B is an oppositely offset loop 15 adapted to slidably receive the members 10 and 11..

The member A has at one end a. hook 16 formed by bending the members 1 0 andl 11, and this hook may be closed, it' desired, to form an eye. f

Thefmember B'lias its members y12 and 13 at its end opposite its loop 15 bent toform vthe hook 17, comprised ofthe curled over ends of the wire portions 12 and 13.

In .Figures 1 and 8, the members A and B 'are shown assembled together.

Mounted on them 'between the loops 14 and 15 is a coil spring 18, which engages the respective loops 14 and 15, and holds the device normally in its' collapsed position under tension.

For fastening one end of my deviceto a non-skid chain 19,1 have provided the quick lattaching link 20, having at one end the shank 2l with the head 22. The shank 21 is extended through the hook or eye y16 and the other end ofthe link may then be bent around the'shank 21 adjacent to the head 22. It will, of course, be-u'nderstoodthat the proper links of the chain 19 are received in the link 20, as shown for example in Figure 8. As will, be observed from Figure 1, the loop 14 and the hook`17 areoifset in opposite directions from the central, longitudinal axis of the device. Thus the loop 14 `serves to partially close the open end of the hook' 17 and the spring 18 is -af movabie closure member for that hook. I

I provide inv connection with my. device' a stop washer of novel construction, whichA is shown` in Figuresy 1 and 2, andin perspective in Figure 6.

This stop washer comprises a plate member 28 having an elongated slot 2li termed therein. This plate 23. is mounted O11. 'Cll elements and 11 of the member A between the loop of the member B and the hook or eye 16.V y

The plate 23, has at ite, opposite eleeethe oppositely inolned extensions 2,5 wel 26- l K'Lhe plate 23, and the extension 2,6 cover the ends of the wire member which form the hook 156 when the, parts are in the normal position. as shownn tell;` linee in Figure 1 and the extension 2.5 thee; overlee the 10010 1,5 shown.

It is'well known that difficulty is incur-red f in eomeetng together the, opposite ende. of e Y another link. 0f: el s skid,- ehain 011 e` tlire- Y Where my derivee is eleeplove.d,v the opposite ends of the, device may be pulled apart causing thecoinpression oi the spring 18 and the separation ot the. loop 1.5 eed hook 16.A The stop washer may then be til-,ted `as shown by dotted lines. in Figure 1..

Itwill, oi Course, understood that the" slot 24 is or" proper size toy permitsuch tilting; Y y

Then the stop, washerA isl so tilted, the eX tension Qtengagos the end of the. hook 16 and. the extensies 2,5 engages the, 10010 l5, and; then. it the spring is allowed to expand a little, the device will be locked in extended position.

The lio-0.1i 1I .me-y then, loe engaged Vin leid chain and` if the spring is` again compressed a little the stop.,y washer will automatically drop to noe-looking roeition.

In Figure 8,1 have show-n my devicer installed as part of the skid chain on a tire.

lft will be obvious thatwhenever the spring 18 is stretched, it will be pulled away lfrom the. hook 1,7 aad any Sii-eh Stretohingin the actual use on the car will always occu-rwhen the skid-chain, linky isfvtigh-tlypulledl into the hook 171, eed: whenever this iS not tfno, the sxtgrilrgrgl will serve as a closure member for the, hook 17K Y Itl will be. understoodthat one of my clevioes is assembled; on eeeh. side or? the skid ohain, it; affords afy limited degree of? expansion to the sideohaies Y With Suche en. eXpeleSoli flevjea there Aie less strain on, the. Skid Chane: eed; also lese likelihood oli their tearing the tirefca'sing.

Someclianges may be made in the conetrneton arrangement et my improved device and it i'S my intention t0. Cover by my claims, any modified form-s of structure and use off mechanical equivalents, which may be reasonably inclnded within their SQOPQ,

I claim asmy invention p 1. ln adevice oi' the class. described, a pair ot members comprising wire elements bent double, each having a loop at one end s-lid.abl-y` receiving the other, and having a hook at its other end ,a coil spring on said members between 'the loops, the spring serving as an adjustable closure for one hook, and a stop washer loosely mounted on one ot said members theadjacent loop, having at opposite edges, orroeitey projecties members! '2. In a device. of the class described, a ,air oi members comprising wire elements bent double,` each having aloop at one ond slidably receiving the other, and having a hook at its otlierend, a Acoilspring on said members between, the; 100108, 'the-'Spring Serve ing as an adjustable closure orone'hoOk, and a linlr having a headed shank received in the other hook, provided with aA bendable hooi; eye for ,engaging said shank,

3. ln a'devioe of the class described, a pair of members @eeh` bent.. to, form ritoi'- ifnediate p ,orti-ons comprised of parallel" parts,

each member having Iay loop, slidably receiv between the other hook and c ToL ine the parallel Portions o the C11-lierv member", one` of Said members haringen engaging elementy at one end opposlteitsfloop andthe other ot Seid members 11er-ieg a; hook. @tite end opposite its loop and a-tthe oppositeend oi said device trom said engagingelement and a coil spring mounted ori said' member between said easing' seid loops' "for normally tendine to hold tlie device in position with the inlmbers in their Jrarthest overlapping position, of said loo sJ being arranged Jtobear against an end of t e Vspring for the substantial'part of the circle, the, loop on one of said members serving as an adjustable closure for the hook on the other member. Y Y l 4,., In a device of 'the class described a l)air of members helling intermediate pai-'-V alle l-'adiacent portions with stop elements et their ende. a Coil Spring 'ffooeiving parallel portions between said stop,` elements, an engaging element on the end; oj one of said members and a. hool; on the other member at the opposite end of thei device anda stop, washery looselyinonnted on one of said members between said engaging element and the loop, on the other member having at its at itsx end opposite. its loop and at thel 0p-v loore and with. ite/ends enr,

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each Y posite end of said device from said engaging element and a coil spring mounted on said member between said loops and with its ends engaging said loops for normally tending to hold the device in position With the members in their farthest overlapping position, each of said loops being arranged to bear against an end of the spring for the substantial part of the circle and a stop lWasher loosely mounted on one of said members between said engagingelement and the loop on the other member having at its opposite edges oppositely projecting portions.

yan engaging element on the end of one of said members and a hook on the other member at the opposite end of the device, a link connected with said engaging element hav` ing a headed shank at one end and a bendable hook at the other end for engaging said shank.

DONALD M. BATESON. 

